The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-14
BEAR HUNTERS IN GRIEF.
Let Adventurous Youth Read This
and Beware.
[Kennebes Journal ]

1t Is not often that bear hunting brings the
Nimrods to jail, yet the experience of the
Bartlett boys would lead one to believe that to
look through the bars may be the lot Of some
bruin hunters
An item appeared in yesterdays Journal
relative to these wild youths and their pill
ferings. The boys, it seems, were without
parents to guide them in the way of recti-
tude. Daniel had been adopted by Liver
more man with whom he was living, while
Nathan worked on a farm for James Baker
Of East Winthrop. The latter succeeded in
obtaining supply Of highly wrought litera-
ture, abounding in mighty hunters and fe
rocious warriors. Among the highly colored
books was the familiar "Diek Lightheart"
The yarns ON fishing and hunting so infected
the boys that they resolved to seek bruin In
his rugged haunts about Moosehead Lake.
Accordingly Daniel made due preparation,
stole fine single-barrelled shotgun from his
employer and tramped to Winthrop. He
made his arrival known by climbing pine
tree and whistling, Nathan discovering
him perched in the branches. That night the
traveller slept in barn in the vicinity, and
the next morning the two boys, Nathan first
appropriating S25 from L. j. Munford's
pocket, started east, being seen later at the
Forks and in this city. Here they fitted out
TOR their expedition to MOosehead Lake by
purchasing a slngle-barreled shotgun, SO
that both would be. equipped with weapons,
zOO cartridges and several minor articles.
They both wore belts which were loaded
down with shot. Wednesday afternoon these
enterpr1sing sportsmen sailed off into the
woods, secreted their guns and ammunition,
afterwards returning to the city to spend
the night To strictly follow the wild life
undertaken. they crowded under the Maine
Central freight house and slept there until
II o'clock in the evening, when they became
disguised with their cold damp bed, and
shifted TO freight car which had been used
to transport horses. Here the runaways
slept very comfortably the remainder Of the
night. Bright and early they were up and
on to sample hunters walk in the woods,
but after a two hours tramp through tangled
brush and lonely woods, the young nimrods
became leg-weary, and the .pangs Of hunger
began to gnaw, the latter had an
argument which could not be resisted, and
turning about, they dragged themselves back
70 tne city. On arriving here the older
brother, Nathan, entered the Augusta Saw
lngs Dank TO draw out small sum of money
whlch ne had deposited from sum stolen
from former employer several years ago.
Mr.. Dudley recognized him as one of the
bartlett boys, notified an officer, who took
them into custody at ouce. Entering q car
rage with the younger boy, he drove out on
western Avenue and found the guns and q
portion OF the ammunition hidden in the
woods back Of Whittier's and the remainder
in the rear of the Aims House.
Yesterday afternoon the youthful culprits
were brought before Judge Andrews. Both
made clean breast of their escapade and
proposed bear hunt and Nathan was bound
over under $500 bonds, while Daniel was
placed in Jail and his Liyermore employer
notified by telegraph.
They both looked like ordinary farmer
b0ys-in no way resembling criminals. The
pernicious "Dick Lightheart' reading un-
doubtedly lured the youngsters on, but they
VIII not fiud much light-heartedness in the
dull life OF Kennebec JAIL Let our youthful
readers who peruse this and aspire to be
bear hunters, take a lesson